Former chairman of electronics to media conglomerate Sony, Sir Howard Stringer, has gifted £2m to the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (RWCMD) to restore and transform the Old Library building in the centre of Cardiff.
The RWCMD is looking to raise £12m to turn the listed building, which it recently took over on a 99-year lease from Cardiff Council, back into original purpose as a public space for arts and education. With the donation from Sir Howard and his wife it has now raised £3m following a previous gift from the Mosawi Foundation.
The college is now setting out on a period of consultation and public engagement activity to co-create a plan for the community use of the building, developing long-term opportunities to work in partnership with RWCMD students and staff.
